The Marriott School at Brigham Young University has announced the appointment of Robert J. Parsons as chair of the Romney Institute of Public Management. He will replace Larry C. Walters, who served as chair of the department for the past four years.

After more than 750 hours of research, design and programming, the Marriott School of Management launched a new web site Monday created and built by students in the School of Accountancy and Information Systems. “The site is innovative and on the leading edge of what’s current in web design,” said Owen Cherrington, director of the Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) program for the Marriott School.

The School of Accountancy and Information Systems at the Marriott School will host its first Accounting Conference Sept. 23-24. This conference will provide the most current information available to help accountants meet professional demands, along with expert advice in dealing with the critical issues faced outside the office.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University was ranked 32nd for best undergraduate business programs in this year's U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges issue. The undergraduate accounting and general management programs were also listed among the nation's best. "We're pleased with the national recognition the Marriott School has received, especially our top undergraduate accounting and management programs," said Ned Hill, dean of the Marriott School.

Two professors at Brigham Young University's Marriott School were recently awarded a $20,000 grant by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The grant will be used by Steven Glover and Douglas Prawitt, assistant professors of accounting at the Marriott School, to explore the obligations auditors have to ensure that financial statements are not fraudulent. Glover and Prawitt will conduct their research with Joseph J. Schultz of Arizona State University and Mark Zimbelman of the University of Oklahoma. Zimbelman will join the Marriott School faculty this summer as an assistant professor of accounting.

Leadership training expert Stephen Covey, U.S. Senator Robert Bennett, vice chairman of Dell Computer Corporation Kevin Rollins, Cleveland Browns quarterback Ty Detmer and former U.S. senator Paula Hawkins will be among the guest presenters at the Marriott Schools’ fifth annual Management Conference June 24-25.

W. Mitt Romney, president and chief executive officer of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games (SLOC), will deliver the convocation address for Brigham Young University’s Marriott School April 23. The convocation will begin at 8 a.m. in the Marriott Center. Speaking on “The Business of Integrity,” Romney will address approximately 1,000 business school graduates and their guests.

The Center for Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School has named William H. Child as its 1999 Administrator of the Year. Child has been the chief executive officer of R.C. Willey Home Furnishings for the past 45 years. In that time, the company has grown from two employees to over 1,700, with 1999 sales projected at $350 million.

The master of organizational behavior (MOB) program at Brigham Young University's Marriott School will present its third annual William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award to Paul W. Gustavson at a banquet April 1. In conjunction with the award, Gustavson will deliver a presentation entitled "Leveraging Knowledge Capital as a Source of Competitive Advantage (You Get What You Design For)" on Friday Apr.

For the last time this year, the Marriott School at Brigham Young University will host two free information sessions for executives interested in earning a master's degree in business administration. The information sessions will be held Wednesday, Mar.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University will host the second annual MicroEnterprise conference March 26-27, 1999. The MicroEnterprise movement supports innovative approaches to alleviating poverty and suffering throughout the world.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University, a nationally ranked business school, will host two free information sessions for executives interested in earning a master's degree in business administration. The information sessions will be held Wednesday, Feb.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University, a nationally ranked business school, will host two free information sessions for executives interested in earning a master's degree in business administration. The information sessions will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on the BYU campus in room 710 of the Tanner Building.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University today announced its 1999 Hawes Scholars. The honor, which carries a cash award of $10,000, is the highest distinction given to Marriott School MBA candidates. Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School, presented the Hawes Scholar award to six second-year MBA students at a forum held Friday morning.

Two teams of Marriott School students entered the nation's largest student tax competition armed with only their pens, pencils, and calculators. Seven hours later, they walked away with first- and second-place honors and $30,000 in scholarship money.

Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management has been ranked as one of the top 50 business schools and as one of the schools that offers the fastest return on investment, according to a recent study of Business Week. “We’re pleased with Business Week’s recognition of the Marriott School as one of the country’s excellent business schools,” said Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School of Management at BYU. “We believe the Marriott School is uniquely positioned to attract and develop business men and women of exceptional character and professional ability.” Business Week ranks business schools every two years.

Brigham Young University’s Romney Institute of Public Management has named Carolyn B. Lewis its 1998 Administrator of the Year, honoring her at a banquet held in Provo on September 17. Lewis, president of the CBL Group, a professional services agency to clients in the securities and health care industries, has also been named chair-elect of the American Hospital Association.

The 17th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors has ranked Brigham Young University’s graduate accounting program second in the nation, up one spot from last year’s third place ranking. In the same poll, the University’s undergraduate accounting program maintained its third place ranking for the fourth consecutive year.